BB SBC Championship Sunday Final: Louisiana 2, Southern Miss 6

[Professor]

You can justify it all you want but it's wrong.

It's not about taking the ball away it's aboit giving the ball to Nezuh on 2 days rest ams fluno on 2 days rest. It shouldn't be done, of course they want the ball but the coach should protect them

[ManAboutTown]

A little outside the box but I would go brendan moody. Only thrown 39 pitches this tournament. Give him a shot to prove himself

Been saying this since yesterday. And he just so happens to have the second lowest WHIP on the team…

[LifeTimeCajun]

For 99.9% of these guys this is the pinnacle of their career. They know that as well. You think you or Deggs was going to get Marshall out of that game?

Some of y’all need to get out of that soft mindset. All of this changed over the past 15 years. You know why? Because the MLB started paying hundred of millions to pitchers. It’s trickled down through the ranks.

Pitchers used to pitch on 4 days rest and go 125+ pitches an outing. Most guys are throwing a bullpen session regardless. There is no difference.

The only concern i have with Marshall doing it is because he is a Tommy John guy or had a previous injury here. What he did YESTERDAY …. was better than if he thru game 1, and come back today with the amount of pitches he threw last night. My opinion only

[ManAboutTown]

This stuff happens all across the country, every year, in college baseball. It’s not something you do mid-year, but with the season on the line, you do it.

There are hundreds of examples of it over the years in postseason play.

Now what Marshall did, with the effectiveness he did it with, might be completely unprecedented. That was absolutely legendary.

These guys are young, healthy dudes. Throwing a ton in one weekend isn’t gonna ruin anyone’s career.

And if we’re being honest here, which pitchers on the Cajuns staff have potential for a “career” in baseball?

This is the end of the line for them, and getting the opportunity that may come from what guys have done this weekend is what it’s all about.

This is the correct take. You should never do this is March / April but at the end of the year, it’s pretty common.

[Professor]

That doesn't make it right but I'm sure you'll still be selective on the coach's toy crush for it

[GoneGolfin]

Been saying this since yesterday. And he just so happens to have the second lowest WHIP on the team…

I definitely see Moody getting some action today. Etheridge will pitch. Fluno to start. Others available as well. As I mentioned yesterday, the Cajuns have more real options today than they did last night.

Meanwhile, Hall will be going on three days' rest (102 pitches Wednesday). He may not be himself as well.

Potentially facing USM in the championship is why I was pulling hard for App State in the first game yesterday. I wanted the pitching playing field a little more level should the Cajuns make it to Sunday. Unfortunately, App State allowed USM to throw a single pitcher complete game in 7-inning run rule fashion (the bracket final). But it did eliminate Armistead as an option for today. USM threw only three pitchers yesterday (Adams, Sivley, Armistead). The rest of their staff has not thrown since Wednesday/Thursday. Southern Miss has plenty of available arms, including Storm.

Brian

[CajunVic]

Is it ok on April 28 in a critical end of season series? Well you darn sure it is after a less than bull pen outing (19 pitches} 3 days earlier . . .

[ManAboutTown]

I definitely see Moody getting some action today. Etheridge will pitch. Fluno to start. Others available as well. As I mentioned yesterday, the Cajuns have more real options today than they did last night.

Meanwhile, Hall will be going on three days' rest (102 pitches Wednesday). He may not be himself as well.

Potentially facing USM in the championship is why I was pulling hard for App State in the first game yesterday. I wanted the pitching playing field a little more level should the Cajuns make it to Sunday. Unfortunately, App State allowed USM to throw a single pitcher complete game in 7-inning run rule fashion. But it did eliminate Armistead as an option for today. USM threw only three pitchers yesterday (Adams, Sivley, Armistead). The rest of their staff has not throwing since Wednesday/Thursday. Southern Miss has plenty of available arms, including Storm.

Brian

This version of JT Etheridge has been, dare I say, dominant.

But you nailed it in a previous post. The HP ump’s zone will determine a lot today.

[ManAboutTown]

That doesn't make it right but I'm sure you'll still be selective on the coach's toy crush for it

The hell are you talking about? I’ve been saying all year how much I can’t stand the way we manage pitching.

[Professor]

Correct. Ethridge has been nasty, big time closeresque

[CajunVic]

We have as good a chance today as any day to win this thing. Variables go in both directions. We are on a hot roll. Let’s go at 1:00 and shot us some buzzards . ..

[CajunVic]

The hell are you talking about? I’ve been saying all year how much I can’t stand the way we manage pitching.

But you approved it today . . .